Light the Fight

03/06/2026

Thank you for your donations, support, and encouragement throughout this campaign! The 2026 fundraising deadline has arrived, and we are pleased to report that, with your help, we raised $7,000+ for blood cancer research and patient support.

This is team Light the Fight's second year of fundraising. Over the span of 14 weeks, our team, comprised of Boyertown High School students, has raised over $40,000 for Blood Cancer United.

If you are interested in continuing our team's fundraising legacy, or know someone who might be, please reach out to Piper Zaharchuk for more information.

For the cure, Team Light the Fight 🩸🎗️♥️

02/07/2026

02/03/2026

Any donation makes a difference. Donate with the link in our description to support our cause. What does your donation support? 🩸🎗️ ⬇️

• Global, collaborative research and treatments for children’s blood cancers
•The LLS PedAL Master Clinical Trial
•Widening the range of free education, personalized support services, connection to financial assistance
•Advocacy on behalf of all children and their families

01/08/2026

Team Light the Fight’s fundraising campaign is starting up for its second year!

“Boyertown Senior High Students Earn
Prestigious Recognition for Cancer Fundraising”. Last year, our team was able to raise $33k for blood cancer research- you can learn more about our work from the article posted on the Boyertown Area Expression. Through the link in our bio, you can support our team and donate to support blood cancer research and patient support.

Help us continue our growth and success this year by following and sharing our posts!

For the cure, Team Light the Fight 🩸🎗️

02/25/2025

Join us for our final fundraiser of the season as we come together one last time for Team Light the Fight. Every frozen treat you enjoy at Rita’s helps bring hope to those battling blood cancer. Let’s make this night count. 💫

📍 309 E Philadelphia Ave, Boyertown, PA
🗓 Thursday, March 6th | ⏰ 6:00-9:00 PM

Let’s finish strong—see you there! 💖

02/05/2025

It’s ! Today, you have the power to give more to patients with and their families: more birthdays, more graduations, more cherished moments and memories with family and friends — that's what The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society ‘s bold goal means for patients. And right now, your gift can improve and save lives. Simply donate here: events.lls.org/lv/svoylv25/lfight or use the link in our bio! 🌎🎗️🩸

01/25/2025

Want to help us make sure that Congress prioritizes helping kids and young adults with cancer, like Brian, in 2025? Start today by:
1️⃣ Liking and retweeting this post
2️⃣ Signing up to become an advocate at lls.org/raiseyourvoice. The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society will let you know when and how you can contact your lawmakers to make the greatest impact for kids with cancer—and we’ll make it unbelievably easy

01/25/2025

Help us earn an additional $1000 towards our fundraising campaign for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society! Donate through the fundraising link in our bio ( or here- https://events.lls.org/lv/svoylv25/lfight ). We need to get a donation from every state by Thursday Jan 30- the donation needs to be a minimum of $10!
Share the post with people from out of state to help us reach our goal. All money raised goes towards blood cancer research!🩸🎗️

01/18/2025

It’s the day we have all been waiting for!

Our campaign is officially started and we are taking donations! Today was a very busy day filled with lots of hard work from our team! We have already started to receive some donations but keep them coming!!! Feel free to ask us any questions and use the link in our bio (or below) to donate {https://events.lls.org/lv/svoylv25/lfight} Thank you for supporting us ❤️

01/17/2025

From Team Light The Flight, Lula Mekonnen, Gianna Martin and Piper Zaharchuk. Click on this link https://events.lls.org/lv/svoylv25/lfight to support Team Light The Fight.

11/22/2024

We are proud to announce that we are official candidates for Team Light the Fight of The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society’s (LLS) Student Visionaries of the Year campaign! Student Visionaries of the Year is an awesome leadership program where high-school students like us take on a 7-week journey to raise funds for the LLS mission! 🌟 Leukemia is the #1 most diagnosed form of childhood cancer and the second leading cause of cancer deaths among children and adolescents. Help us make life better for people affected by blood cancer supporting our campaign!